Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-25
precorcerted af.ir, and Lonsdsle's hesrt,

coLhtOEV Els ca J.CteG rpi1its, 4HG PIN g |
gesture o: worl7 ae kCoca-d CT. i, cor
tents on the stem q zee, SD turned |
from his loved "BirGs'-eye;" for there !
are times "hen even good tobacco will |
iz!l 20 soothe the smokers tribulati0n,
and with Montague LonsdsIe this wzs o-e
CT them. But, under all TIC circumstances,
ne deemed il better TO see Melsnie tan |
write to her, end hence l. Yves that. to k6T
growing nistruet aad g7ilf, 10 letter |
cane, anG with much humiliation IN Ter /
heart, on the second dGy she sought their
usual meeting place.
Then, with fresh annoyance thst she !
nad come first, ard With violent incliG- .
alton TO steal awcy, hide herself sid !
Watca his approach, she sat, engTiIy /
slipping her engagement ring up apd |
down, but never OF her slender finger, |
whilst over her soft, sweet free
there Wes 81 expression never seen tlera |
before; not, crushed tears sufused her !
eyes and & little disnQuQ brooch t.at |
Lonsdale hSd given her il London spar /
hIed il Ter bosom wish every long dtawn |
sigh.
"Love," thought tha girl, bitterly; 81 F,
have read of one WlO roasted Of doing |
| very well without i tor 1ineteen Years, /
Srd l Certainly DO not sec Why !, like ia. |
person, should rot 90 without it Tor
ninety; if it comes 10 that; for II seems
10 me- Is gigantic heactache for nc5ai1g-a
gIsst deaI CT trouble and very smsl
pTcGl."
Sac hesrd steps, a1d in another mo-
meaL L9nsGele was by Eer SIDE, locking
| prOv1king.Y handsome; hi5 deep hGzal
| eyes full CT soft light, ed esd ia g |
| tweed suit CT the ightest grey, that we'll
= = ic II al
srm ROUND her, but she turned haf aside, /
and ave-tsG her quivering face, while ner
! full white eyeliis dropped End lowered
I'LL the SHADE OF their long dark lfiuges
rested on her cheek; but her broad hat
| contested much Of ell this, end I'll Ions
| daIe'5 heart went cut 20 her.
"Melanief" s&id ne, questiOuinglT; but
aae Gverted her face YET more, I'D re-
NAMED o5stinateiy silent, while seeming
to wIithe under his touch.
''Melanie," said he again, 81 go to-
morroW-are we to part in anger? HIVE
you nos one word for me 20 remember,
till WG meet again on eSTth, or il heaven!
What does this mean"
''SileHCe, sir, know ALL" she replied.
eau "hat, my dearest Sir?"
Don't call ne So" said she, with
petty aspersy, beating the turf with :
shspeIy little foot.
"Wty?"
"BeCause 1 wont be called glrl," sae
Continued, win petu.ent lips and still
avefte1 face; "and row l know too
much"
COZ WHAT"
"TOur meeting with Hilda Trsmsyae
when you should have met me. Did i
not see you ca?assing her hsir, and hear
Hex soy ROW you might float on the river
, there Tor hundreds OF years in happiness,
; provided you TWO were together? o., II
Wss dreadful TO hear her say that" ed
, Ged Melalie, vita break in ler voice.
"Wll you listen to ma?" said Ions
,. dale, IA dire perpleXjty now, yet with &
l curious smile on Ms tace.
; NO, I will not. Whist can you tell ne
mora than / hesrj-of Whet more than |
= saw; No, / will not listen"
"Yet you come here, my daring -
''TO sag ali jg over between Us.
Ccuid have forgiven anything but this
:, anything" ssid she, weeping ia abjact
. misery now, and turning her engagement
= rirE round sad round on her finger neIv
a Ously.
= "Dearest Melanie," b-gen Lo1sda,e
: WAC now understood the scope of TIE
{ eerapo into Which be mad fallen.
Nothing IA this world is worth caring
for or grleYing about," said she, with Z
: heEvy sign. belying her own assertion.
n HWhy?"
S "Because nothing lasts long"
8 SIT may last our time, and that, bJ
u J0Ye, is quite enough for US"
d Nothing csn sever two hearts, how
II ever loving, like mistrust."
"Whatam l TO say to you, MeianieI'
y asked Lonsdale, coming over mentally
!, the terms of his necessary explanation.
: "N0thing but goodbye, think"
Il "Is that alp" said he reproschfuuy
q while bending over her.
:, "It contains the sorrow Of a lifetime K
l, me-" replied the broken voice.
u Only darling, do not say go; your tear
II wiring my heart. You will think nor
e gently OF the mistake into which I va
g befooled-for G mistake it Was-to-no1
row, wher-when an gone"
"Thera is 20 tomorrow for you ant
e ne; snG this is s just punishment on In
for idoliZiDg you SO much, Montague"
d II spite OF sll this, re drew her TO him
y caeesslngly, end, after little time, sue
ceedad in explaining the whole sff&ir-hi
y own annoyance and suspicious, III
D. GOubly-Itssed meeting, how ne fe
|
Is eventually succeeded in pacifying Melanl
~ -IuJ, Tor d time, she Was very resent;ul
Sle would no. permit him TO adjust he
i bouquet CT wild A3wers, gathered as Sd
came sIorg, take a thorn cut of he
- finger, CT relieve her beautiful black hai
III q some bIam5le leaves that had &C
. among it. A. lat she looked up at hin
> and, smiling coyly through Der tears
Sad:
y "And 40 it was al 6. horrid mistake
10 aud you really care only for me and Low
e, me?"
u, Gas I never did before, or ever cs
~ love girl again"
u He pressed her closer to him, AZ
ny kissed her brow, her hair, her eyes an
=, Checks, again and again.
&c a. tla- moment there was 6 SCUM
-, close by-a sound 80 OF dry twigs crGcl
d. iDG-2nd tEen the door Of 6 cigar VIZ
40 waited through the dense ard Ieafy scree
IL Of snruo5eTy and underwood that gre
.4e rouGd the stem5 Of the trees that over
=, hung their meeting place beside Il
al river.
"Who the deuce?" mu.tered Lonsdalt
! angrily; but the sou1d ceased, and bot
Gu thought it must be fancy. But fancy
Il, was not; someone mad been thera-s
&c esvesGr1ppeT-foc,s soon after, Lonsdsle
e quick eye detected 2 haifsmoked cigars
;, il tossed away in haste, still smoulde
IA ing among the long grass, eud he thou5i
~ that he recognized the aroma and Z
e brand thereof.
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